El Turix — Restaurant in Mexico City

El Turix brought me straight back to the moment I first fell in love with cochinita pibil. I remembered it as my favorite bite in CDMX, went back years later, and it still holds the crown. The torta is absolutely legendary. A fluffy bolillo roll drenched in juicy, slow-roasted pork, tangy pickled onions, and a salsa that comes in swinging with just the right heat. That salsa alone could clear your sins. It’s spicy, vinegary, addictive. I was sweating and smiling like a maniac.

It’s a tiny hole-in-the-wall in Polanco. Cash only, plastic stools, no fanfare. You order at the counter and eat fast because there’s almost always a line of locals and tourists in the know. And they serve one thing: cochinita. You can get it in taco form, on a panucho, or in the god-tier torta. Honestly, get all three and thank yourself later.

The meat is fall-apart tender and deeply marinated, full of citrus and achiote. The panucho, with that crispy bean-stuffed tortilla base, is underrated perfection. Everything is messy, hot, and dripping with flavor in the best way.

El Turix is the kind of place that reminds you why street-style food is unmatched. No hype, no gimmicks, just absolute fire. A must every time I’m...

My sister and I came in on a Saturday at around 2 pm. There were a few people waiting in line at the time but it didn't take long because they work fast. Their most popular item is the torta. We got two to go - one to share and one to bring back to my husband. After a block or so of walking, we both made the decision to just find a bench and eat it fresh and that was probably the best decision. Well I guess it was the second best decision, because we probably should have just ate it then and there. Still, it was a great torta, especially with the salsa it came with. It was the perfect snack to share for two (since we had already eaten beforehand and just wanted to try it). Hubby ate it about two hours later and said it was still really good - (though we were staying in a hotel w a kitchen, so he was able to properly heat it up in an actual pan).

Long story short - eat it fresh if you can. But if you can't, it holds pretty well, as long as you have the proper elements to reheat it with. But the...

I’ve been to Mexico City several times and went here with a few friends after they kept raving about the panuchos. Half of the group got food poisoning, I was luckily able to get antibiotics over the counter but others had to fly home and ended up in the hospital. The panuchos weren’t bad, but nothing to write home about, and definitely not worth the sickness that came along with it. I later saw that the taqueros are literally sticking their entire hand into the meat to serve you, which I haven’t seen even at street stands. Plenty of other options for tacos in CDMX,...